Liquid-receptacle.



No. 709,2". Patented sept. la; |902,

` w. ELKAN.

LIQUID BECEPTGLE.

(Applicmziou tiled Apr. 14, 1902.)

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www M f NITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

`lVAL'lER ELKAN, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES F. COOKE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

LIQUIDRECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 709,211, dated September 16, 1902. Application tiled Aprl14. 1902. Serial No. 102,718. (No model.l

.'l'o all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, WALTER ELKAN, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and Slate of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Liquid-Receptacles, of which the following is a description.

My invention belongs to that class ot receptacles incased to disguise the article itself vo as Well as to conceal the contents.

rIfhe object is toproduce a novel and convenient article of the class described and at a slight cost.

To this end my invention 4consists in the i5 novel construction, arrangement, and combination of parts shown and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding zo parts, Figure l is a longitudinal section of my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar section of a modification. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the receptacle, and Fig. 4 is a similar view of the stopper and its attendant parts.

2 5 In the drawings, l` represents a case, preferably constructed in the form of some wellknown article-such, for example, as a penholder, as shown in Fig. l, or a pencil, as shown in Fig. 2, or any other suitable article 3o of convenient form and size.

2 is a receptacle of glass or other suitable materialformed to be positioned in and snugly it the case l.

3 is a cap constructed to fit and be secured upon the end of the case. Any suitable means may be employed to secure the cap to the case. As shown, a screw-threaded connection is provided. The cap 3 has formed therein an aperture 4 at its end.

4o 5 is a stopper formed to close the end of the receptacle and to be positioned wholly within the case and its cap, as shown. The stopper is provided with an aireduct 6, preferably consisting of atube of glass or other suitable material. Aninwardly-openingvalve 7 prevents the escape of liuid through the duct, while permitting air to freely enter, as a partial vacuum is caused by drawing out the contents. A tube 8 passes through the stop- 5o per. One end is adapted to extend to a point near the bottom of the receptacle and the other end to a pointwithin the cap near the aperture 4. A mouthpiece or nipple 9 is secured to the end of the tube and is constructed to substantially it the aperture and extend partially therefrom, resembling an eraser. The mouthpiece is therefore preferably positioned partly within and partly without the cap.

As thus described the entire device will 6o closely resemble a pen or pencil provided with an eraser.

The mode of operation is obvious. The device may contain any liquid-as a stimulant, a medicine, or tonic-Which may be readily extracted therefrom Without attracting attention, the common habit of placing a pen or pencil to the mouth aiding the operation. It is also attractive as an advertising novelty. A suitable end cap to cover the pen shown in 7o Fig. l may be used, if desired. In the preferred form the inner end of tube Sis bent at an angle, as shown at 10.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is l 1. In a device of the kind described, a case provided with a removable cap having an aperture formed therein, and a receptacle closely fitting within the case, in combination with a So stopper for the receptacle adapted to be vpositioned within the ca se and cap, provided with `an air-duct extending therethrough, a valve for the air-duct, a tube passing through the stopper, one end extending to a point near the bottom of the receptacle and the other to a point near the aperture in the cap, and a mouthpiece secured to the end of the tube and extending through the aperture.

2. In a device of the kind described, an in- 9o closing case, provided with a cap adapted to be secured to the open end ot' the case and having an aperture 4, formed therein, in combination with a liquid-receptacle adapted to be positioned within the case and provided with a mouthpiece adapted to extend through the aperture 4 and a tube 8, extending from the mouthpiece to a point within the receptacle, substantially as described- WALTER ELKAN.

Witnesses:

JOHN W. HILL, CHARLES I. COBB. 

